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Colorado Rockies Flip (by Billabong Valley Bootleg)

Words by Rowdy, Dan Rockwell, BetweenTheEars, and Rattle, graphic by Billabong Valley Bootleg

Field of Vision 2026 is right around the corner! This year's lineup somehow manages to improve on the excellent roster from last year's festivities. To get everyone primed for three days of music, magic, and community, the team at KGLW.net has compiled a new Nice V to break down the five acts (not counting Gizz, of course) that we are the most excited about catching, whether in person or from the couch (Heaps Keen willing!). Of course, every single act is worth your time this year; they were all hand-picked by King Gizzard, after all. More information about each performer can be found in this year's Tour Guide as well as in our special Field of Vision Zine. Visit our Forum to discuss the acts you're looking forward to, and keep an eye on that same space for real-time discussion as the weekend unfolds.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-08-07 14:42:35

Nice V, Vol. 7: Ambrosia Kenny-Smith

Montage of Ambrose images, including snot rocket and Grow Wings make-up (artwork by Jorclank)

Words by BetweenTheEars, artwork by Jorclank

While searching for inspiration for the next installment in the Nice V series, it felt natural to continue the trend of bandmember-centric roundups from TimelandIsWacky and RattleRattleRattle. And when one realizes that a roundup of Amby tracks could be titled “Ambrosia Kenny-Smith,” well, that’s not an opportunity you pass up.

This Nice V’s selections will highlight four key aspects of what Ambrose brings to the stage that make him an indispensable part of KGLW: Ambrose the vocalist, the songwriter, the emcee, and the ham. Then, our fifth “Ambrosia” pick will tie it all together with a selection that captures a little bit of everything we love about Amby. These picks will focus solely on live performances, all of which are available to stream from Gizz Tapes using the links below.

Without further ado, let the ‘Brose prose commence!

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-07-19 18:41:00

Nice V, Vol. 6: Pipe-eye

Nice V Vol. 6 art work, a revised cover of Pipe-eye's Cosmic Blip (image by Billabong Valley Bootleg)

Words by Rattle, artwork edit by Billabong Valley Bootleg

When the King Gizzard bug fully infected me in 2021, it sank its little green mandibles in good and deep. I was soon buying every Gizz-related vinyl release that I could get my mitts on, and before I even had all of the core studio albums in my collection, I began to explore the side projects. Enter Pipe-eye, the brainchild of King Gizzard guitarist, keyboardist, and sometime-vocalist Cook Craig...

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-06-04 011:06:40

Nice V, Vol. 5: "The River"

Words by W.B.T.G. Slinger, artwork by grey_locke

Is there one singular song that best charts the course of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard? If so, then I think it may be “The River”. The tune was conceived during downtime of one of the band’s most important and intense periods during their first US visit, when they had just played 14 shows in 22 days while driving from Texas to New York and settled for a month to jam in a cabin in the woods.

posted by W.B.T.G. Slinger in the Nice V category on 2026-05-12 07:02:54

Nice V, Vol. 4: Live Microtonal

Greetings patrons of the great kglw.net. My name is Chase (or yoshigem if you only know me online) and I am bringing you the fourth entry into the Nice V monthly column, where contributors to the site highlight five tracks, performances, or anything else from the wider King Gizzard world in hopes of bringing delight to your lovely lives. This entry will be entirely dedicated to some of my favorite performances of King Gizzard’s microtonal music from the past few years.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-04-06 06:31:19

Nice V, Vol. 3: Bullant

Of all of the amazing non-Gizzard projects, I think Bullant is the one that surprises me the most. The house/techno project of Joey, Bullant has given us two studio albums, eight non-album singles, and two short films done in collaboration with PHC Films so far. It’s a project that has always been grounded in reality with an unflattering look at the seedy side of Melbourne life. Drugs, violence, sex.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-02-28 09:05:46

Nice V, Vol. 2: Top 5 "Deviant Arrangments" From August 2025

Hey everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhood setlist nerd @thefourthcolour here with the second installment of the King Gizzette’s monthly Nice V column. Once a month, one of the amazing volunteers from our site will put together five Gizz tracks/shows/whatever (perhaps tangentially related, perhaps not) and write about them. With that said, off we go. My five selections fall under a common theme of August 2025 live performances: songs in a non-“standard” or deviant arrangement from their basic studio form. If that doesn’t make sense, hopefully it will after reading!

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-02-05 08:55:57

Nice V, Vol.1 : Top 5 From PALP Festival (August 14, 2023 in Bagnes, Switzerland)

Hey everybody, Rowdy here. We’re trying a new monthly column (Nice V!) where a different site team member rounds up some notable, favorite, or just downright awesome tracks (or shows or albums, etc.) for your listening pleasure. We’ll share what we love about the music and unearth some hidden gems (which can all be found on our very own Gizztapes.)

This month, I’m building a top five from a specific show I come back to easily once a week; probably safe to call it my favorite show I haven't attended. I’m definitely revealing my psych rock lean here but King Gizzard's performance from PALP Festival 2023 is just so dense with great moments.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-01-01 10:06:33

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